Self-leveling basin for ships



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D. WELLINGTON. SELF LEVELING BASIN FOR SHIPS.

No. 270,525. Patented Jan.9,1883.

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SELF LEVELING BASIN FOR SHIPS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DARIUS WELLINGTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SELF-LEVELING BASIN FOR SHIPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,525, dated January9, 1883. Application filed September 21, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DARIUS WELLINGTON, a (-itizen of the United States,residing atBoston, in the county of Sufi'olk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Apparatusfor Ships; and I do hereby declare that the same arefull y described inthe following specification and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

,apparatus for ships and sea-going vessels, the object being to providea selt leveling washbowl for use in the cabins and state-rooms of suchvessels, whereby all liability of spilling its contents caused by themotion of the ship is avoided.

The invention consists mainly in a washbowl supported on aball-and-socketjoint and adapted to maintain a perfectly level positionat all times independent of the rolling or pitching of the ship.

It also consists in the combination, with such bowl, ofa weigh ted frameor counterpoise suspended to and beneath the bowl and adapted to supporta waste-jar, whereby the bowl and 0 for conveying the waste waterdirectly from the bowl to the exterior of the cabin; and, further, inthe combination, with such bowl, of a mirror and a hinged water-tankcapable of being turned down to form a toilet-table, all of which willbe hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings,Figure l is a plan or top view of my improved toilet forships and seagoing vessels. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same,partly in section on the line A B of Fig 1. Fig 3 is a vertical sectiontaken on the line C D of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a plan View,

illustratinga modification of my invention.

Like letters of reference are used to designate the same partsthroughout the several 5 views.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, the letter a designates awash-bowl having a removable plug or stopper, a, fitting into the upperend of the outlet-coupling a", for the This outlet-coupling a has awater-tight connection with the bottom of the This invention relates toan improved toilet bowl by means of a nut, b, which is screwed on theoutside of the coupling, and has asuita'blepacking-riug, c, interposedbetween it and the bottom of the bowl. The lower end of the coupling aprojects below the underside of the nut b, and is convexed to fit aconcave recess, d, in the end of a bracket, d, that maybe attachedeither directly to the wall or to a frame, E, that is so constructed asto be readily secured to the wall or other partof the cabin, as desired,the latter arrangement, as shown in the drawings, being deemedpreferable. It will be seen that by this construction the washbowl to issupported by aball-and-socket joint in such a manner as to be capable ofoscillating freely in any direction, and is thereby kept in a verticalposition without regard to the rolling and pitching of the ship. Thebowl is kept upright by a counterpoise consisting of one or moreweighted arms, I), made in one piece with the nut I), the weight b atthe end of the conveying arms beiug'so shaped as to form a base on whichthe waste-jar F may be supported, so as to keep said jar at all timesvertical, and thereby prevent slopping of its contents.

Through the front of the bracket d, and extending down from the bottomof the concave recess 01, is formed atubular opening, 6 which forms acontinuation of the outlet in the coupling a, and allows the waste waterfrom the bowl a to enter the waste-jar F beneath.

If it is thought desirable to arrange a wastepipe for conveying waterdirectly from the cabin without using the bowl F, it can be readilyaccomplished by making the bracket d as shown in Fig.3. In this case thebracket will be provided with abranch waste-pipe,d, leading from theoutlet 61' to a reservoir, e, castin one piece with'the bracket, andhaving an outletpipe, 0, projecting up through the center of thereservoir and forming a stench-trap in connection with a hood,f,attached to the removable coverf. The lower end of the pipe 6, when notin use, 'is provided with a plug, 6, that must be removed if awaste-pipe is attached for conveying the waste water directly from thecabin, the plug 6 being then inserted-into the lower end of the pipe d.to preventthe passage of water to the wastejar. By this construction allodor coming up through the waste pipe or pipes is effect ually preventedfrom entering the cabin or other place in which the toilet apparatus isset. Owing to this construction, also, any articles accidentally droppedinto the bowl and discharged therefrom through its outlet a will beretained by the reservoir 0 or lower plugged end of the pipe d", whencethey may be readily removed without subjecting the waste-pipes to dangerof becoming clogged.

The weighted base or support I) is preferably made of such a form on thetop as to project up into and fit a recess in the under side of thewaste-jar F, thereby leaving no projecting shelves or ledges to catchanything that may be spilled on the side of the jar.

Above the bowla, and hinged to the frame E, is a water-tank,g,preferably of a flat rectangular form, and having a faucet, g, in itslower end, which faucet projects over the bowl for the purpose ofallowing water to be drawn thereto. The tank-g is hinged in such amanner that it may be turned down to the position shown by dotted linesin Fig. 3, in which position it forms a table on which toilet articlesmay rest. The tank 9 is filled while in this latter position through anopening, 9, which is provided with a suitable stopper, g,tl1einletopeningg being formed by a tube,g,extending nearly across the tank,so as to preventthe water from forcing the stopper out while the wateris being tossed about in the tank by the movement of the ship. When thehinged tank is turned down, as described, it rests and is supported onbrackets h 71, secured to the frame E, or to the wall of the cabin.These brackets are provided with suitable shelves, having perforations,in which the tumbler t or soap-dish k may be placed, so as to be heldfrom falling. The tank g, when returned to its upright position, issecured by means of suitable catches or buttons, 1 I, or otherconvenient fastening. It is obvious that the surface of the tank may beornamentedin any appropriate manner, so as to impart a neat finishedappearance.

Back of the tank 9, and preferably arranged so as to slide up and downin suitable guides in the frame 15, is a mirror, 42:, which is just theright height to allow a person seated in front to arrange his toiletthereby, when the tank is turned down, as before described.

If desired, the frame E may be furnished with one or more clothes-hooks,n n, as shown.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the mirror m is provided with asliding guide-piece, m, firmly secured to the back of the mirror, whichslides in a slot in the frame E, and the guide-piece and mirror are heldin any desired position by the friction of a spring, m", against theback of the supporting-frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a shipstoilet, the combination, with a wash-bowl having an outlet-couplingsupported in aball-and-socket joint, of a weight or counterpoiseconnected with said coupling, substantially as described. I

2. In a ships toilet, the combination, with a wash-bowl having anoutlet-coupling supported in a ball-and-socket joint, of a nut securedto said coupling and having weighted arms adapted to form a support fora waste-jar, whereby the bowl and jar will be maintained constantly in alevel position independentof the ships movement and without liability ofspilling their contents, substantially as described.

3. In a ships toilet, the combination of a bracket, waste -pipes, andstench-trap supported thereby, a self-leveling bowl having anoutlet-coupling supported in said bracket by a universal joint andcommunicating with the waste-pipe, and a counterpoise connected to thelower portion ofthe bowl and extending below said bracket, substantiallyas described.

4. In a ships toilet, the combination, with a self-leveling bowl, of awaste pipe or pipes connected therewith and adapted to convey itscontents away from a cabin or state-room, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

DARI US \VE LLINGTON.

Witnesses:

HENRY UHADBOURN, FRANCIS ALLEN.

